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a

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absence of

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ab

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away from

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abdomin(o)

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relating to the abdomen

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ac

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sharp

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acanth(o)

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thorn or spine

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acous(i,o)

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relating to hearing

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acr(o)

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extremity; topmost

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ad

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adherence; increase; motion toward; very

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aden (I,o)

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relating to a gland

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adip (I,o)

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relating to fat or fatty tissue

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adren (o)

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relating to adrenal glands

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aer(o)

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air, gas

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aesthesio

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sensation

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alb

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white

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alg (i,o); alge (si)

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pain

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allo

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something different or addition

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ambi

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positioned on both sides or both of two

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amnio

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pertaining to the membranous fetal sac

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an

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anus

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ana

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back; again; up

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ancyl (o)

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crooked or bent

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andr (o)

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pertaining to a man

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angi (o)

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blood vessel

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angust (i)

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narrow

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aniso

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unequal

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ankyl (o)

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bent or crooked

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ante

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positioned in front of another thing

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anti

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opposed to another

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apo

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derived from; separated from

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arch (i, e, o)

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first; primitive

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arseno

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male; masculine

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arteri (o)

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pertaining to an artery

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arthr (o)

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pertaining to the joints; limbs

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articul(o)

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joint

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artel(o)

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imperfect or incomplete development

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artri(o)

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an atrium

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aur(i)

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pertaining to the ear

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aut(o)

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self

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aux(o)

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growth, increase

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axill

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pertaining to the armpit

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azo(to)

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nitrogenous compound

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balano

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pertaining to the glass clitoridis/penis

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bar(o)

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heavy

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ben(e)

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good; well

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bi

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double; twice

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bio

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life

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bis

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twice

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blast(o)

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germ or bud

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blephar(o)

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pertaining to the eyelid

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bon(i)

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good; well

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brachi(o)

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relating to the arm

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brachy

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short

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brady

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slow

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brev(i)

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short

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bronch(i)

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bronchus

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bucc(o)

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pertaining to the cheek

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burs(o)

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bursa

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cac(o)

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bad; incorrect

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capill

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pertaining to the hair

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capit

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pertaining to the head

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carcin(o)

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cancer

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cardi(o)

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pertaining to the heart

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carp(o)

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pertaining to the wrist

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cata

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down; under

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cav

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hollow

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celer

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fast

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cephal(o)

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pertaining to the head

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cerat(o)

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pertaining to the cornu (horn0shaped)

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cerebell(o)

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pertaining to the cerebellum

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cerebr(o)

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pertaining to the brain

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cervic

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pertaining to the cervix; neck

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cheir(o)

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pertaining to the hand

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chloro (o)

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green

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chol(e)

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pertaining to bile

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cholecyst (o)

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pertaining to the gallbladder

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chondr(i,o)

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cartilage, gristle, granular, granule

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chrom(ato)

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color

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cili

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pertaining to the cilia, eyelashes, eyelids

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circum

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around, surrounding

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cirrh(o)

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red-yellow

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cis

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on this side

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clast

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break

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co

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in association; together; with

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coel(o)

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hollow

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col(o), colono

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colon

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colp(o)

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pertaining to the vagina

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com

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together; with

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contra

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against

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cor, cor(e), coro

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pertaining to eye’s pupil, together, with

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cordi

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pertaining to the heart

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cornu

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likened to horns

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cost(o)

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pertaining to the ribs

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cox

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relating to the haunch; hip; or hip joint

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crani(o)

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relating to the cranium

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crass(i)

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thick

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cry(o)

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cold

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cutane

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skin

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cyan; cyan(o)

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blue

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cycl

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circle; cycle

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cyph(o)

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bent

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cyst(i, o)

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pertaining to the urinary bladder

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cyt (o)

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cell

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dacryo

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tear

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dactyl(o)

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pertaining to a finger or toe

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de

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away from; cessation

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demi

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half

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dent

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pertaining to the teeth

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derm(o), dermat(o)

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pertaining to the skin

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dexi(o), dextr(o)

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right

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di(a)

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apart; separation; two

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dif

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apart; separation

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digit

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pertaining to the finger

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diplo

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double

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dis

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separation; taking apart; twice

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dor(i, o)

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pertaining to the back

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duodeno

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pertaining to the back

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dupli

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double

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dur(i)

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hard

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dynam(o)

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energy; force; power

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dys

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bad; difficult; incorrect

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ec

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away; out

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ect(o)

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outer; outside

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encephala(o)

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pertaining to the brain

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endo

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inside

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enter(o)

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of; pertaining to the intestine

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epi

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above

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episi(o)

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pertaining to the pubic region

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equ(i)

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equal

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erythr(o)

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red

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esthesio

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sensation

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eu

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good; new; true; well

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eury

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broad; wide

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ex

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away from; out of

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exo

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outside another

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extra

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outside

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faci(o)

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pertaining to the face

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fals(o)

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false

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fibr(o)

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fiber

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filli

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fine; hairlike

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flav

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yellow

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frig

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cold

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front

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pertaining to the forehead

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galact(o)

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pertaining to the stomach

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genu

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pertaining to the knee

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gingiv

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pertaining to the gums

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glauco(o)

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bluish-gray

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gloss(o); glotti(o)

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pertaining to the tongue

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gluco

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glucose

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glyco

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sugar

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gnath(o)

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pertaining to the jaw

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gon(o)

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pertaining to reproduction; seed; semen

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grav(i)

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heavy

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gyn (aec, ec, o)

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woman

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haem; haemato (foreign)

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pertaining to blood

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halluc

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to wander in mind

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hem; hema; hemat

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pertaining to blood

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hemi

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half

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hemo

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blood

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hepat; hepatic

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pertaining to the liver

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heter(o)

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an addition or different

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hidr(o)

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sweat

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hist(o); histio

A

tissue

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hom(o)

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the same

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home(o)

A

similar

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humer(o)

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pertaining to the shoulder

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hydr(o)

A

water

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hyp(o)

A

below normal

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hyper

A

extreme

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hyster(o)

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pertaining to the uterus; the womb

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iatr(o)

A

pertaining to medicine

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idio

A

one’s own; self

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ileo

A

ileum

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infra

A

below

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inter

A

among; between

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intra

A

within

176
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irid(o)

A

iris

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is(o)

A

equal

178
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isch

A

restriction

179
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ischio

A

pertaining to the hip joint

180
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iso

A

equal

181
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juan

A

yellow

182
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karyo

A

nucleus

183
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kerat(o)

A

cornea

184
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kin(e, o); kinesi(o)

A

movement

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koil(o)

A

hollow

186
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kyph(o)

A

humped

187
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labi(o)

A

pertaining to the lip

188
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lacrim(o)

A

tear

189
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lact(i, o)

A

milk

190
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laev (i, o)

A

left

191
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lapar(o)

A

pertaining to the abdomen wall

192
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laryng(o)

A

pertaining to the larynx

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lat(i)

A

broad, wide

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latero

A

lateral

195
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lei(o)

A

smooth

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lept(o)

A

light, slender

197
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leuc(o0, leuk(o)

A

white

198
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levo

A

left

199
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lingu(a, o)

A

fat

200
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lithi(o)

A

calculus, stone

201
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log(o)

A

speech

202
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lymph(a, o)

A

lymph, lymph nodes

203
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lyss (o)

A

dissolution

204
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macr(o)

A

large, long

205
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magn(i)

A

big; great; huge; large

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mal(e)

A

bad, incorrect

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malac(o)

A

soft

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mamm(o)

A

pertaining to the breast

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mammill(o)

A

pertaining to the nipple

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manu

A

pertaining to the hand

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mast(o)

A

pertaining to the breast

212
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maxim

A

biggest; largest

213
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medi

A

middle

214
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meg(a); megal(o)

A

enlargement; big; great; huge; large

215
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megist

A

biggest; largest

216
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melan(o)

A

black; denoting a black color

217
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mening(o)

A

membrane

218
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mero

A

part

219
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mes(o)

A

middle

220
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meta

A

after; behind

221
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metr(o)

A

pertaining to the uterus

222
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micr(o)

A

small

223
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minim

A

smallest

224
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molli(i)

A

soft

225
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mon(o)

A

single

226
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morph(o)

A

form, shape

227
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mort

A

dead

228
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multi

A

many, much

229
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my(o)

A

muscle

230
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myel(o)

A

relating to muscle

231
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myc(o)

A

fungus

232
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myel(o)

A

relating to bone marrow

233
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miring(o)

A

eardrum

234
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myx(o)

A

mucus

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narc(o)

A

numb; sleep

236
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nas(o)

A

pertaining to the nose

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necr(o)

A

dead; death

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neo

A

new

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nephr(o)

A

relating to the kidney

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nerv; neur(i, o)

A

pertaining to the nervous system

241
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nigr

A

black

242
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normo

A

normal

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nov(i)

A

new

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ocul(o)

A

pertaining to the eye

245
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odont(o)

A

pertaining to teeth

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odyn(o)

A

pain

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ole

A

small or little

248
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olig(o)

A

few

249
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om(o)

A

pertaining to the shoulder

250
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omphal(o)

A

pertaining to the umbilicus

251
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onco

A

bulk; tumor; volume

252
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oncyh(o)

A

pertaining to the nail of a finger or toe

253
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oo

A

ovum

254
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oophor(o)

A

pertaining to the ovary

255
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ophthalm (o)

A

pertaining to the eye

256
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optic(o)

A

relating to chemical properties of the eye

257
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or(o)

A

pertaining to the mouth

258
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orchi(o); orchido

A

testis

259
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orth(o)

A

correct; normal; straight

260
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osseo

A

bony

261
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ossi; ost(e); oste(o)

A

bone

262
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ot(o)

A

pertaining to the ear

263
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ov(i, o)

A

pertaining to the ovum

264
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ovari(o)

A

pertaining to the ovaries

265
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oxo

A

addition of oxygen

266
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oxy

A

acid; acute; oxygen; sharp

267
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pachy

A

thick

268
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paleo

A

old

269
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palpebr

A

pertaining to the eyelid

270
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pan; pant(o)

A

complete

271
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papill

A

pertaining to the nipple

272
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papul(o)

A

a small elevation

273
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para

A

abnormal; alongside of

274
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parv(i)

A

small

275
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path(o)

A

disease

276
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pauci

A

few

277
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ped

A

pertaining to the foot

278
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pelv (i, o)

A

hip bone

279
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peo

A

pertaining to the pelvis

280
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per

A

through

281
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peri

A

surrounding

282
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pes

A

pertaining to the foot

283
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phaco

A

lens-shaped

284
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phagist

A

feeds on

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phallo

A

phallus

286
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pharmaco

A

drug; medication

287
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pharyng(o)

A

pertaining to the pharynx

288
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phleb (o)

A

pertaining to veins

289
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phob(o)

A

exaggerated fear; sensitivity

290
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phon(o)

A

sound

291
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phos; phot(o)

A

pertaining to light

292
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phren (i, o), phrenico

A

diaphragm

293
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plan(i); platy

A

flat

294
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pleur (a, o)

A

pertaining to the ribs

295
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pneum (o)

A

pertaining to the lungs

296
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pneumat(o)

A

air, lung

297
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pod

A

pertaining to the foot

298
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poikilo

A

varied

299
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polio

A

gray

300
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poly

A

many

301
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por(o)

A

porous

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porphyr(o)

A

purple

303
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post

A

after

304
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prav(i)

A

bent; crooked

305
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pre

A

before

306
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presby(o)

A

old age

307
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prim

A

most important

308
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pre

A

before

309
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presby(o)

A

old age

310
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prim

A

most important

311
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pro

A

before

312
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proct(o)

A

anus; rectum

313
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prot(o)

A

most important

314
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pseud(o)

A

false

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psych(e, o)

A

pertaining to the mind

316
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pulmo; pulmon

A

relating to the lungs

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purpur; purpureo

A

purple

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pyel(o)

A

pelvis

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pyo

A

pus

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pyro

A

fever

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quadr(i)

A

four

322
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radio

A

radiation

323
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re

A

again, backward

324
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rect(i, o)

A

correct straight; normal; rectum

325
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ren(o)

A

pertaining to the kidney

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reticul(o)

A

net

327
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retro

A

backward; behind

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rhabd (o)

A

rod-shaped, striated

329
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rhachi(o)

A

spine

330
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rhin(o)

A

pertaining to the nose

331
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rhob(o); rub; rubr(o)

A

red

332
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salping(o)

A

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

333
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sangui; sanguine

A

pertaining to blood

334
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sarco

A

fleshlike; muscular

335
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schist(o)

A

cleft; split

336
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schiz(o)

A

split

337
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sclero(o)

A

hard

338
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scoli(o)

A

twisted

339
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semi

A

hard

340
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sial(o)

A

saliva; salivary gland

341
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sigmoid (o)

A

sigmoid; sigmoid colon

342
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sinister(o)

A

left

343
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sinus

A

pertaining to the sinus

344
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sito

A

food; grain

345
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somat(o); somatico

A

body; bodily

346
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spasmo

A

spasm

347
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sperma; spermato; spermo

A

semen; spermatozoa

348
Q

splanchn (i, o)

A

viscera

349
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splen (o)

A

spleen

350
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spondyl(o)

A

pertaining to the upper chest

351
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stheno

A

strength; force; power

352
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stom(a); stomat(o)

A

pertaining to the mouth

353
Q

sub

A

beneath

354
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super; supra

A

above; in excess; superior

355
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sy(l); sym; syn; sys

A

likeness

356
Q

tachy

A

fast

357
Q

tard(i)

A

slow

358
Q

thel(e, o)

A

pertaining to a nipple

359
Q

theyl

A

female

360
Q

therm(o)

A

heat

361
Q

thorac(i, o)

A

pertaining to the upper chest

362
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thromb(o)

A

relating to a blood clot

363
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thyr(o)

A

thyroid

364
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toco

A

childbirth

365
Q

tono

A

tension; tone; pressure

366
Q

top(o)

A

place; topical

367
Q

tox(i, o); toxico

A

poison; toxin

368
Q

trache(o)

A

trachea

369
Q

trachel(o)

A

pertaining to the neck

370
Q

trans

A

something as moving

371
Q

trich (i, o); trichia

A

pertaining to hairlike structure

372
Q

tympan(o)

A

eardrum

373
Q

ultra

A

beyond; excessive

374
Q

umbilic

A

pertaining to the umbilicus

375
Q

un(i)

A

one

376
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ungui

A

pertaining to the nail

377
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ur(o)

A

pertaining to the urinary system

378
Q

uri(c); urico

A

uric acid

379
Q

urin

A

pertaining to the urinary system

380
Q

uter(o)

A

pertaining to the uterus or womb

381
Q

vagin

A

pertaining to the vagina

382
Q

vari

A

varied; various

383
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varic(o)

A

swollen or twisted vein

384
Q

vas(o); vasculo

A

blood vessel; duct

385
Q

ven

A

pertaining to veins

386
Q

ventr(o)

A

pertaining to the stomach

387
Q

vesic(o)

A

pertaining to the bladder

388
Q

veter

A

old

389
Q

vir

A

male; masculine; green

390
Q

viscer(o)

A

pertaining to the internal organs

391
Q

xanth(o)

A

yellow

392
Q

xen(o)

A

different; foreign

393
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zo(o)

A

animal; animal life

394
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zym(o)

A

enzyme; fermentation

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